Independent, a large section of ukraine. i said, how smart is that? i d argue that another theory to put on the table, pete struck, is that it s consistent with public pronouncements that guarantee that whatever vladimir putin did in 16 and 20 he ll do tenfold in 2024. no? i absolutely think so. i mean, look, there s been flow president in recent memory who has done more part to the nato alliance and our relationship with our western european allies than donald trump. and you re right, you know, there are all of the quotes, he has steadfastly never been able to criticize vladimir putin in any way, shape, or form. he had not been in office a month when bill o reilly was trying to give him an opportunity to say, look, vladimir putin s a killerment he said, there are lots of killers, we re not so innocent ourselves. you watch conservative television personality after conservative television personality try and lead him to say the simple statement of